Experts won't touch these 49 foods

Though a few sandwiches way back probably don’t pose a major threat, now that you’re an adult, devon shouldn’t show up on your rolls.

Registered dietitian Kaleigh McMordie, RDN, has a great take: “Meat paste. Who knows what it’s made of? No, thank you. One slice can provide 17 grams of fat, with 7 of them are saturated, and more than 800 mg of sodium, and many have added sugar, starches, and nitrates,” she says.

You may have quickly chugged a Red Bull (or two) to get a night started at one time or another.

Nutritionist and dietician Keith Ayoob says these popular drinks are quite, well, terrible for you.

“These have just lots of caffeine and stimulants. That’s not energy – it’s speed. For real energy you need sleep, and there’s no substitute for that. You may also need a good breakfast, too,” he explains.

As pretty as they look in the refrigerated section of your grocery store, Dr. Ayoob says pre-packaged sushi is a questionable lunch or dinner selection.

Not only did he personally have a bad experience with it once, but there are many factors you don’t know about that spicy tuna or California roll. Like, how long it’s been sitting there. Or how fresh the fish it. Or, if it’s even real fish to begin with.

If you’re craving a roll, the best thing to do is seek a restaurant with a strong health grade rating.

Though a staple of nearly every household, Lynn Anderson, a nutritionist, yoga instructor and health advocate says table salt isn’t the best spice selection for your diet.

“Originally produced from mined salt, it starts out as a real food then quickly becomes something else. Manufacturers strip it of all its naturally-occurring minerals and then use a number of additives to dry it and heat it to temperatures of about 1,200 degrees. The salt is then stabilised with dextrose, turning it purple and then bleached white,” she explains.

If you can’t kick your craving for a salty taste, Anderson says to reach for Celtic or Himalayan salt instead.

If you love a great margarita but hate the morning-after hangover that a pitcher with pals brings you – consider cutting out one ingredient that likely makes your head ache: agave.

“This sweetener actually spikes the level of fructose in the blood stream,” says Anderson.

“High fructose oils and sweetener increase inflammation which leads to a number of diseases.”

Found in many products – including some of your favourites, unbeknownst to you – soy protein can be a dangerous ingredient to consume in quantity, especially for women who are sensitive to hormones.

“Contrary to what we are led to believe, unfermented soy protein is not that healthy,” warns Anderson.

“In the United States, soy is modified to withstand the application of glyphosate, a weed killer ingredient. Basically we are then eating weed killer with our soy! Long-term use of soy dietary supplements like soy protein is unsafe because it has been linked to disease ranging from hay fever to kidney failure.”

Standing in the produce section of your market, trying to figure out why that extra $3.00 is needed for an ‘organic’ piece of fruit?

Let health coach Michelle Gindi convince you to shell out the extra bucks:

“Non-organic strawberries topped this year’s list for the most pesticide laden produce, and the dinosaur-sized strawberries that we see in grocery stores are nothing close to what nature intended,” she says.

It’d be tough to get through this list without pancakes – because c’mon, they’re pancakes!

But instead of just going for the cheapest option at the store, Gindi says that doing your research for natural, well-made maple syrup is a smarter decision.

“Though the bottle makes it look identical to maple syrup, this is actual full of artificial ingredients like caramel colouring, and is made from high fructose corn syrup instead of any natural sap,” she explains.

Thanks to slow cookers – or that giant stockpot on your stovetop – making soup is as easy as it gets, even for amateur chefs.

And that’s a good thing – considering how bad canned soups are for you.

“Most canned soups are notorious for containing excessive amounts of sodium. Too much sodium can put you at risk for health conditions such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease,” explains nutritionist Tracy Lesht MS, RD.

If you can’t drink your coffee black, you’re better off adding coconut oil, unsweetened almond milk, honey – or just about anything but a coffee creamer with artificial flavourings.

Lesht says, “Most coffee creamers are packed with sugar and artificial flavours offering little nutritional value for plenty of calories!”

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Source: RD.com